Maintenance reserves, a balance to be struck

Since deregulation in 1978 by the United States president Jimmy Carter, financial players have seen their importance in the air transport sector grow, to where they now occupy a dominant position in relation to traditional actors. This is the case for aircraft leasing, which now accounts for some 60% of the worldwide commercial fleet in operation. The maintenance reserves that airlines need to have to be able to access an aircraft are one example of this dominant position. Several actors talk...(…)